Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Teen Girl Summer Round-Up, Esperanza Rising, Lifeboat 12, Red Scarf Girl, brown girl dreaming, I am Malala, The Only Road, Crossroads, Amal Unbound, Catherine's War, Oranges in No Man's Land, Saving Kabul Corner

Teen Girl Summer Round-Up, Esperanza Rising, Lifeboat 12, Red Scarf Girl, brown girl dreaming, I am Malala, The Only Road, Crossroads, Amal Unbound, Catherine's War, Oranges in No Man's Land, Saving Kabul Corner

I’m trying something a bit different today; I’m sharing books that I am recommending to my totally cool niece. In doing so, please note that I’m passionate (nearly to the point of obsession…) about sharing books that help kids look at the world from a different perspective.

Pam Munoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising, Mexico, immigrants, immigration, Latinas, Latino culture, Latin-American, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Esperanza Rising

Pam Munoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising, Mexico, immigrants, immigration, Latinas, Latino culture, Latin-American, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Esperanza loves her home, her country, her beautiful clothes and her loving family. She lives on a ranch in Mexico and they grow grapes. Esperanza looks forward to the end of grape harvest because her family will have a party to celebrate the harvest and her thirteenth birthday!

free verse poetry, World War II, historical fiction, Fiction, fiction, heros, Europe, boats, Must Read, Must-Read, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Lifeboat 12

free verse poetry, World War II, historical fiction, Fiction, fiction, heros, Europe, boats, Must Read, Must-Read, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

This book is set in London during the Blitz after France just fell to Nazi Germany. Hitler plans to conquer England next, and London will take the biggest hits. Many children were sent out of London, so they could be protected from the bombing.

Red Scarf Girl, Ji-Li Jiang, Communist China, Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong, 1966, twelve-year-old, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Red Scarf Girl

Red Scarf Girl, Ji-Li Jiang, Communist China, Cultural Revolution, Mao Zedong, 1966, twelve-year-old, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

This book is about a twelve-year-old girl, Ji-Li Jiang who lives in China. It’s 1966 and the Chairman of China, Mao Zedong declared a Cultural Revolution. This was an extreme political movement meant to push the Communist government agenda on all people who lived in China. It was a scary time to live through because just a wrong word from Ji-Li at school could mean that her whole family would be in trouble.

brown girl dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson, 1960's, African-American, biscuits, autobiography, prose, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

brown girl dreaming

brown girl dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson, 1960's, African-American, biscuits, autobiography, prose, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Jacqueline Woodson writes beautiful, autobiographical prose in brown girl dreaming. She shares her heart and soul while offering the reader a picture of what growing up in the 1960’s as an African America girl meant to her.

Pakistan, Middle East, education, Malala Yousafzai, change, sacrifice, Patricia McCormick, autobiography, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

I am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

Pakistan, Middle East, education, Malala Yousafzai, change, sacrifice, Patricia McCormick, autobiography, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Many of us have heard of Malala and her incredible sacrifice that she made for education. If you just so happen to live under a delightful rock, here is a quick synopsis of the book. Malala lived in Pakistan during her childhood. Her Dad taught and administrated a local school which educated girls.

migration, immigrants, immigration, Mexico, New Mexico, Latin-American, Latino, Cuba, Alexandra Diaz, hot topics, current events, fiction, Central America, Guatemala, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

The Only Road & The Crossroads

migration, immigrants, immigration, Mexico, New Mexico, Latin-American, Latino, Cuba, Alexandra Diaz, hot topics, current events, fiction, Central America, Guatemala, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

These books follow two cousins, Angela and Jaime, who are fleeing gang activity in Guatemala. They are threatened by the dominant gang because their brother/cousin, Michael was killed by the gang.

Pakistan, Middle East, Current events, fiction, teaching, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Amal Unbound

Pakistan, Middle East, Current events, fiction, teaching, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Twelve-year old Amal loves poetry and learning. She dreams of going to university and becoming a teacher. These are big dreams for a young girl from a dusty village located deep in the country of Pakistan.

Graphic novel, historical fiction, Jewish History, World War II, France, Jewish, photography, photographer, comic, Julia Billet, Claire Fauvel, Must Read, Must-Readd, Must-Read, Must Reads, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Catherine's War

Graphic novel, historical fiction, Jewish History, World War II, France, Jewish, photography, photographer, comic, Julia Billet, Claire Fauvel, Must Read, Must-Readd, Must-Read, Must Reads, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

This is one spell-binding, informative graphic novel. It’s a historical fiction piece that the author loosely based on the story of her mother. It’s set in France during the Nazi invasion in World War II.

Elizabeth Laird, Oranges, Lebanon, Lebanese, Ayesha, war, war-torn land, courage, Middle East, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Oranges in No Man's Land

Elizabeth Laird, Oranges, Lebanon, Lebanese, Ayesha, war, war-torn land, courage, Middle East, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Ayesha is Lebanese; she lives in the capital, Beirut. She lives in a bullet-ridden apartment with no running water and lots of other refuge neighbors. The “Green Line” divides the city because Lebanon is the middle of a terrible civil war. Ayesha’s Grandmother takes care of her and her two younger brothers.

Shooting Kabul, Saving Kabul Corner, N. H. Senzai, Afghanistan, mystery, fiction, immigrants, immigration, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Saving Kabul Corner

Shooting Kabul, Saving Kabul Corner, N. H. Senzai, Afghanistan, mystery, fiction, immigrants, immigration, Teen Girl Summer Round-Up

Change. None of us like it. All of us go through it at some time. There’s been a lot of change in Ariana’s life. Her perfect, amazing cousin Laila and her mom came from Afghanistan to live with her family. To her dismay, Ariana must share her tiny, crowded room with Laila. As school starts, she also learns that she’s gonna have to share her best friend, Mariam.

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